What are the best meal replacement shakes after dental surgery?
drink wholesome makes the best meal replacement shakes after dental surgery with a short list of simple ingredients. Now, you can recover without the extra processing and added junk. Order samples to see if our meal replacements are right for you.
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drink wholesome makes the best meal replacement shakes for after dental surgery.
Written by Jack Schrupp & endorsed by Baylee Reller, RDN
Can meal replacement shakes help after dental surgery?
A liquid or soft foods diet is often required following dental surgery because patients are unable to chew solid foods due to tenderness and swelling. Ice cream and Jello may suffice for a few meals after surgery, but you are eventually going to need adding healthy, nutrient-rich foods back into your diet.
The body needs nutrients, especially protein, to heal. This is why foods like yogurt, scrambled eggs, and nut butter are all great dietary choices after dental surgery. Meal replacement shakes can also help, especially if you are on a strictly liquid diet.
What are the best meal replacement shakes after dental surgery?
If you just had a root canal, dental implants, jaw surgery, or your wisdom teeth removed, adding a meal replacement shake to your diet is an easy way to get the nutrients you need to recover. That said, not all meal replacement shakes are created equal.
Many meal replacements contain ingredients that can cause inflammation, slowing down the healing process. Ingredients like emulsifiers, thickeners, sweeteners, and are flavors are what I am talking about. They can alter the composition of your gut microbiome – the community of microorganisms living in your gut – causing widespread inflammation in the body. This is the last thing you want if you are trying to heal from dental surgery.
Moreover, added ingredients like these can wreak havoc on your digestion. It follows that what you need is a meal replacement shake with a short list of simple, familiar ingredients.
When you strip away all the marketing, meal replacements are just a quick and easy way to get calories and nutrients into your body. They should therefore not look fundamentally different from any of the other foods you eat on a regular basis. If they do, you are probably not going to like how they make you feel. Keep reading to learn more.
Why drink wholesome?
drink wholesome is additive-free.
One of the reasons why we make the best meal replacement shakes after dental surgery is that we do not use any food additives, period. The use of these ingredients, even in small amounts, can trigger uncomfortable gastrointestinal (GI) side effects.
Here is a list of the most common food additives in meal replacement shakes:
acacia gum, acesulfame potassium, artificial flavors, aspartame, carrageenan, cellulose gum, dextrin, dextrose, erythritol, gellan gum, guar gum, gum arabic, inulin, locust bean gum, “natural” flavors, maltodextrin, rice syrup solids, soy lecithin, silica, sucralose, sunflower lecithin, xanthan gum, xylitol
Food additives undergo extensive processing, to the point where they bear no resemblance to real food. This can make it challenging for the digestive system to break them down, providing more time for gut bacteria to feed.
As gut bacteria munch away, they produce gas, which can result in bloating, flatulence, and stomach discomfort. An excess of intestinal gas can slow down colonic transit — the time it takes for food to move through the colon — resulting in constipation.
Sometimes, partially digested food additives can cause the colon to either absorb excess water or impede water absorption altogether. This can lead to osmotic diarrhea, which explains why many people find themselves rushing to the bathroom after drinking meal replacement shakes.
the alternative:
SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CANOLA OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, ISOMALTULOSE, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, VITAMIN AND MINERAL PREMIX, CELLULOSE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, MONO & DIGLYCERIDE, XANTHAN GUM, SUCRALOSE
drink wholesome is dairy-free.
Another reason why we make the best meal replacement shakes after dental surgery is that we do not use dairy-based proteins. Tons of other meal replacements use whey and casein, which come from the manufacturing of cheese and yogurt. Both have a reputation for causing digestive issues.
Lactose, the sugar in dairy products, is hard to digest for most adults. As you just learned, foods that resist digestion often lead to painful side effects. It is therefore advisable to steer clear of whey and casein whenever possible.
drink wholesome is made with real foods.
A final reason why we make the best meal replacement shakes after dental surgery is that we do not use protein concentrates or isolates. Most other meal replacement powders contain one or both of these protein sources, which undergo extensive mechanical and chemical processing, sometimes involving solvents like hexane. Protein concentrates and isolates are basically foods that have been stripped of everything but the protein, so they look nothing like real food.
Your digestive system is designed to process minimally or unprocessed foods, not protein concentrates or isolates. Studies have indicated that regularly consuming refined ingredients like these can disrupt your gut microbiome. Once more, this is certainly not something you want if you are trying to heal from dental surgery.
We make the best meal replacement shakes after dental surgery with egg whites and almonds. These simple protein sources are a gut healthy alternative to protein concentrates or isolates.
Unlike protein isolates and concentrates, whole foods like egg whites and almonds come with enzymes and digestive aids that make them a breeze to digest. Egg whites offer additional advantages – they are low in fiber, low in FODMAPs, alkaline (contributing to a healthy gut pH), and bioactive (supporting the growth of good gut bacteria).
Almonds are also a tremendous asset for gut health. They are prebiotic, meaning they enhance the diversity of your gut microbiome, and promote regular and healthy bowel movements. Basically, by keeping it simple, we put your gut and overall health first.
“I tried some of the sample packs and absolutely loved the flavor and texture! I’m impressed with the minimal ingredients and am excited to tell everyone I know.” – Gillian
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